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Korean War Timeline 15 Aug 45 - Korea divided into US and Soviet occupation zones along 38th parallel.<h2>THE PROBLEM IN KOREA"http://www.britishpathe.com/embed.php?archive=34439" 26 July 47 - President Truman's National Security Act creates US Department of Defense 15 Aug 48 - After supervised elections, US military government turns over power to Republic of Korea 25 Jun 50 - North Korean People's Army invades South Korea - UN calls for an end of aggression
38th Parallel sign
Sign erected by 1st Cavalry Division at 38th Parallel showing where the Korean conflict began Photo: US Army 27 Jun 50 - UN asks member countries to aid Republic of Korea - US announces intervention. North Korea attacks Seoul airfield. 28 Jun 50 - US bombers attack troops in Han River area - North Korean army captures Seoul 30 Jun 50 - President Truman orders ground forces into Korea and authorizes Air Force to bomb North Korea 5 Jul 50 - Near Osan, Task Force Smith troops fight for the first time and suffer heavy casualties 18 Jul 50 - US Cavalry lands at Pohangdong - US aircraft destroy key oil refinery in Wonsan 22 Jul 50 - Battle for Taejon ends with heavy US losses and retreat 4 Aug 50 - Pusan perimeter established in southeastern Korea 13 Aug 50 - First UN counterattack collapses 15 Aug 50 - Four-day battle of "the Bowling Alley" - UN forces hold back North Korean offensive 15 Sep 50 - Inchon landing of UN forces 29 Sep 50 - UN troops complete recapture of Seoul 7 Oct 50 - UN forces cross 38th parallel - UN sanctions defeat of North Korea and attempted reunification 14 Oct 50 - Chinese Communist troops cross Yalu River into Korea 19 Oct 50 - UN captures P'yongyang, the North Korean capital 1 Nov 50 - Chinese attack in force near Unsan 24 Nov 50 - General Douglas MacArthur's final "Home by Christmas" offensive begins 11 Dec 50 - End of Chinese strike against marine and army divisions at Chosin Reservoir - marines retreat 4 Jan 51 - Seoul captured by Chinese 25 Jan 51 - UN forces resume offensive 11 Feb 51 - Chinese counteroffensive begins north of Hoengsong 1 Mar 51 - UN line reaches between the 37th and 38th Parallels 18 Mar 51 - UN forces retake Seoul 11 Apr 51 - MacArthur recalled - General Matthew Ridgway given command 13 Jun 51 - UN forces dig in on the 38th Parallel 10 Jul 51 - Truce talks begin at Kaesong - Communists break off talks six weeks later
Salvaging shell casings for reuse
6 September 1951 Korean laborers unloading empty shell casings at the 2nd Infantry Division Ordnance Salvage Dump Photo: US Army
23 Sep 51 - UN forces take Heartbreak Ridge after 18-day battle 27 Nov 51 - Truce talks resume at Panmunjom 28 Mar 53 - North Korean and Chinese leaders agree to POW exchange 18 Apr 53 - Three-day battle of Pork Chop Hill ends in victory for UN forces 26 Apr 53 - Full peace talks resume at Panmunjom 14 Jun 53 - Communist offensive pushes Republic of Korea troops south 18 Jun 53 - South Koreans release 27,000 North Korean POWs, who refuse repatriation 25 Jun 53 - "Little Truce Talks" secure Republic of Korea's acceptance of armistice. Chinese launch massive attacks against South Korean divisions. 10 Jul 53 - Communists return to negotiations 27 Jul 53 - Cease fire signed - fighting ends 12 hours later 4 Sep 53 - Processing of POWs for repatriation begins at Freedom Village, Panmunj you can find more on th ekorean war at http://www.rt66.com/~korteng/SmallArms/TimeLine.htm
and i got some of my pictures and information at http://www.landscaper.net/kortime.htm also i got som pictures on google image From the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs June 2000
As we mark the 50th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, we present important facts about the veterans of that war period, June 27, 1950 to January 31, 1955.
Korean War Timeline
15 Aug 45 - Korea divided into US and Soviet occupation zones along 38th parallel.<h2>THE PROBLEM IN KOREA"http://www.britishpathe.com/embed.php?archive=34439"
26 July 47 - President Truman's National Security Act creates US Department of Defense
15 Aug 48 - After supervised elections, US military government turns over power to Republic of Korea
25 Jun 50 - North Korean People's Army invades South Korea - UN calls for an end of aggression
showing where the Korean conflict began
Photo: US Army
27 Jun 50 - UN asks member countries to aid Republic of Korea - US announces intervention. North Korea attacks Seoul airfield.
28 Jun 50 - US bombers attack troops in Han River area - North Korean army captures Seoul
30 Jun 50 - President Truman orders ground forces into Korea and authorizes Air Force to bomb North Korea
5 Jul 50 - Near Osan, Task Force Smith troops fight for the first time and suffer heavy casualties
18 Jul 50 - US Cavalry lands at Pohangdong - US aircraft destroy key oil refinery in Wonsan
22 Jul 50 - Battle for Taejon ends with heavy US losses and retreat
4 Aug 50 - Pusan perimeter established in southeastern Korea
13 Aug 50 - First UN counterattack collapses
15 Aug 50 - Four-day battle of "the Bowling Alley" - UN forces hold back North Korean offensive
15 Sep 50 - Inchon landing of UN forces
29 Sep 50 - UN troops complete recapture of Seoul
7 Oct 50 - UN forces cross 38th parallel - UN sanctions defeat of North Korea and attempted reunification
14 Oct 50 - Chinese Communist troops cross Yalu River into Korea
19 Oct 50 - UN captures P'yongyang, the North Korean capital
1 Nov 50 - Chinese attack in force near Unsan
24 Nov 50 - General Douglas MacArthur's final "Home by Christmas" offensive begins
11 Dec 50 - End of Chinese strike against marine and army divisions at Chosin Reservoir - marines retreat
4 Jan 51 - Seoul captured by Chinese
25 Jan 51 - UN forces resume offensive
11 Feb 51 - Chinese counteroffensive begins north of Hoengsong
1 Mar 51 - UN line reaches between the 37th and 38th Parallels
18 Mar 51 - UN forces retake Seoul
11 Apr 51 - MacArthur recalled - General Matthew Ridgway given command
13 Jun 51 - UN forces dig in on the 38th Parallel
10 Jul 51 - Truce talks begin at Kaesong - Communists break off talks six weeks later
6 September 1951
Korean laborers unloading empty shell casings at the
2nd Infantry Division Ordnance Salvage Dump
Photo: US Army
23 Sep 51 - UN forces take Heartbreak Ridge after 18-day battle
27 Nov 51 - Truce talks resume at Panmunjom
28 Mar 53 - North Korean and Chinese leaders agree to POW exchange
18 Apr 53 - Three-day battle of Pork Chop Hill ends in victory for UN forces
26 Apr 53 - Full peace talks resume at Panmunjom
14 Jun 53 - Communist offensive pushes Republic of Korea troops south
18 Jun 53 - South Koreans release 27,000 North Korean POWs, who refuse repatriation
25 Jun 53 - "Little Truce Talks" secure Republic of Korea's acceptance of armistice. Chinese launch massive attacks against South Korean divisions.
10 Jul 53 - Communists return to negotiations
27 Jul 53 - Cease fire signed - fighting ends 12 hours later
4 Sep 53 - Processing of POWs for repatriation begins at Freedom Village, Panmunj
you can find more on th ekorean war at http://www.rt66.com/~korteng/SmallArms/TimeLine.htm
and i got some of my pictures and information at http://www.landscaper.net/kortime.htm
From the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
June 2000
As we mark the 50th anniversary of the start of the Korean War,
we present important facts about the veterans of that war
period, June 27, 1950 to January 31, 1955.